Finally, it rang the bell. Hanwha beat Doosan and broke its long losing chain.
The Hanwha Eagles, led by head coach Choi Won-ho, beat Lee Seung-yeop’s Doosan Bears 10-5 in the 2024 professional baseball KBO League regular season home game at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 27th.안전놀이터
Hanwha formed a starting lineup with Choi In-ho (left fielder), Hwang Young-mook (striker), Jonathan Peraza (right fielder), Roh Si-hwan (third baseman), Chae Eun-sung (designated hitter), Ahn Chi-hong (first baseman), Lim Jong-chan (middle fielder), Lee Jae-won (pitch) and Jung Eun-won (second baseman) along with pitcher Ricardo Sanchez.
In response, Doosan has established a lineup with Jung Soo-bin (center fielder), Heo Kyung-min (third baseman), Yang Eui-ji (designated hitter), Kim Jae-hwan (left fielder), Yang Seok-hwan (first baseman), Kang Seung-ho (second baseman), Henry Ramos (right fielder), Kim Ki-yeon (pitch), and Park Joon-young (striker). The starting pitcher is Park Jung-soo
From the beginning of the game, the Hanwha Eagles strongly pushed Doosan to the right. With Choi In-ho’s hit in the middle, Hwang Young-mook’s walk, and Roh Si-hwan’s hit to the left in the bottom of the first inning, Chae Eun-seong hit a timely three-run double over the center fielder’s height. With one out and a runner on the second base, Ahn Chi-hong also hit a timely hit to the right.
Hanwha, which gained momentum, continued its scoring streak in the bottom of the second inning. With the bases loaded with two outs, complete with Choi In-ho’s walk, Hwang Young-mook’s hit in the middle, and Peraza’s walk, Noh hit a two-run timely hit.
Doosan, which had remained silent, started chasing after Doosan in the top of the third inning. As Ramos and Kim Ki-yeon had hits to the right and left, respectively, to make runners at first and third bases with no outs, Park Joon-young hit a timely RBI single. With Jung Soo-bin’s fly to the center field and Heo Kyung-min’s walk, Yang Eui-ji hit a timely two-run double to the left field.
Doosan, which calmed down the mood to some extent, followed up with one more run in the top of the fourth inning. With Kang Seung-ho’s big hit, the opponent pitcher’s balk, and Ramos’ RBI single, Kim Ki-yeon hit a timely hit to the right.
However, Hanwha had strong will to end its losing streak. In the bottom of the fourth inning, with runners on the first and second bases with two outs and runners on the first and second bases with Lee Jae-won and Choi In-ho walking, Peraza and Roh Si-hwan made timely RBI singles. In the top of the fifth inning, Kim gave up a run by hitting an RBI double to the left-center wall, but Peraza’s two-run shot to the left-center wall made the game more exciting.
Since then, Hanwha has been able to face a valuable victory as the fighting team blocked Doosan’s batting line. Starting pitcher Sanchez slowed down with four innings of 10 hits, two outs, two strikeouts and five runs, but Jang Si-hwan (win, 1.2 scoreless innings), Lee Min-woo (one scoreless inning), Park Sang-won (one scoreless inning) and Joo Hyun-sang (one scoreless inning).
Peraza (two hits, one home run and three RBIs from four times at bat) was definitely the best in the lineup. Noh Si-hwan (three hits and three RBIs from four times at bat), Chae Eun-seong (one hit and three RBIs from three times at bat), Hwang Young-mook (two hits from four times at bat) and Ahn Chi-hong (two hits and one RBI from four times at bat) also supported them.
It was an invaluable victory. Hanwha ended its six-game losing streak with 12 wins and 17 losses in this season.
Early this season, Hanwha had eight wins and two losses in 10 games, including the opening game, on a steep rise as it became the lone lead. However, the momentum did not last long. It plunged in April due to sluggish performance by key players and lack of injury. Prior to this match against Doosan, the team had four wins and 16 losses in April.
The Hanwha Eagles made all-out efforts to overcome its losing streak. Ahead of the upcoming match, the team also changed its coaching staff. Kang Dong-woo took the helm of the first division batting coach in lieu of Chung Hyun-suk. And as a result, the Hanwha Eagles wrote a valuable newsletter on the day, paving the way for a rebound.
Meanwhile, the Hanwha Eagles, who will challenge to win consecutive games and the Winning Series on three consecutive weekends, will have right-hander Moon Dong-ju as its starting pitcher. In response, Doosan has announced that it will recruit right-hander Choi Jun-ho.